I thought this was an interesting story and portrayed a unique side of things. However, as the story progressed, I just found it to be less believable and sometimes unbearable. I can understand adding characteristics to the dystopian society authors create, but at some point you have to draw the line between reality and fiction. I don’t think this story, with all of its ties to our modern society, can hold up in our world. This could be a possibility for the future, but this book takes place during the 70’s and up to the 90’s.

The story itself was entertaining and it was an easy book to listen to. I would have preferred the book to be told in chronological order instead of jumping around, but maybe this added to the ‘mystery’.

I’ve read other books by this author and I will say this one was just not the greatest.

This book portrays the reality of life and how we as humans are meant to deal with ourselves and those around us. What is even better about this book is that it is told from the perspective of a therapist who herself seeks out a therapist for her own mental health. This book is honest, it's gritty, and it's even hopeful at times. The author can accurately describe the faults many of us have and show us ways to deal with that, without being ‘preachy’ or too ‘self-help-y’. I absolutely loved this book and it had me in tears near the end. This book highlights the importance of therapy and just how fucking hard it can be for us to face ourselves.

This crime drama was a deep dive into how true crime authors come up with their stories and what kind of research that entails. I at first thought this was a haunted house book because of the title, so as the story progressed I had a hard time understanding what this book was actually about. While the true crime story the ‘author’ covers is gripping and twisted, this book wasn’t actually about the murders, its about how the author researches the murders.

This book was a decent book to listen to and I think the idea behind it was great, I just expected a little bit more as far as the ending went.

This paranormal thriller about ancient myths and disasters brought upon the earth was an adventurous read and kept me entertained. I think the story flowed nicely and it never felt too rushed, despite the setting. The author knows how to create suspense and tell a gripping story.

The characters were just eh though. All of them felt very one dimensional and sometimes even over the top, especially the female characters. I found myself rolling my eyes a lot at the things some of these women would say or do.

Overall, this book was a fast-paced, action packed thriller that has some paranormal aspects. That's a lot going on in one book.

This book was a very quick listen and I was pretty excited to read this because of how spooky the cover is. Well this story was kind of flat and not very spooky. The setting was a perfect set up for a classic horror scenario, but the execution was just poor. The characters were annoying for the most part and I don’t know if that is due to how short this book is or not, because I did not care for any of them.

The story was spooky and I thought the ending was good. Overall, this was quick enough for me to not regret reading it. I just wish it was way more spookier and maybe a bit longer to give us some more background.

I really liked this story and how it was told. The dystopian setting wasn’t solely focused on how shit the world has gone, but it tried to hold onto the hope for a better future. That's not to say this book isn’t dark, there is some classic end of the world behavior that goes on. The multi perspective aspect also added to the great storytelling because you can see how different parts of the world can stay connected despite losing most communication devices.

I will say with how focused this book was on ‘The Center’ it definitely didn’t add much to the book itself. A cult is an expected outcome of an apocalypse, and it's usually a big part. The Center in this book felt small and insignificant, despite the outcome of its members.

Overall, this was a good book and I would recommend it for people who want a more lighthearted end of the world book.